WASH Officer

Supports UNICEF WASH programming in Gaza with assistance focused on environmental and social safeguards. The Officer plans, implements, monitors and evaluates water, sanitation and hygiene results; manages risk assessment and safeguard documentation; supports humanitarian preparedness; and works with partners to deliver compliant, climate-resilient infrastructure for affected communities.

• Support WASH programme development, planning and implementation
• Manage environmental and social safeguards in WASH project cycles
• Prepare and review environmental and social assessment instruments
• Monitor safeguard compliance and risk-mitigation plans
• Provide technical and operational support for humanitarian WASH response
• Build partnerships and strengthen knowledge management

• Advanced university degree in environmental, civil, sanitary or water engineering, or a related technical field
• At least 2 years of WASH programme experience in developing countries
• Experience in environmental and social impact assessment, safeguards and risk-management plans for WASH infrastructure
• Fluency in English and Arabic

• Emergency WASH or environmental-health experience
• Climate-resilient WASH and environmental-sustainability experience
• Experience with EU, KfW, World Bank or other donor-funded infrastructure projects

• WASH Programming
• Environmental Safeguards
• Social Safeguards
• Risk Assessment
• Mitigation Planning
• Safeguard Monitoring
• Programme Management
• Humanitarian Response